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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1881

Page

2

Remarkable 10 inch gauge railway in Massachusetts

A tiny gauge railway runs 8 miles from North Billerica to Bedford in Massachusetts. Rails weigh 25 pounds per yard. Cars and engines are small yet sturdy with center aisles and single seats. Trains include two passenger cars two baggage cars and a locomotive and run at 18 miles per hour.

North Billerica Mass Bedford

Trenton mound yields hundreds of skeletons in Kansas City era

A Kansas City Review report describes a mound near Trenton Missouri opening on June 9 containing at least twenty five human skeletons with no relics. The researcher estimates the site held 150 to 200 skeletons across four corpse layers with stone floors and coverings. Separately New York City tests unfold underground telegraph wires from fire to police headquarters in sealed wooden boxes for moisture and insulation.

E. F. Horton Kansas City Review Trenton New York City Fire Department Mercer Street Mulberry Street

New Yon Letter Reveals City Heat and Sea Life Turmoil

From Our Own Correspondent notes a heat saturated New York scene with tropical airs and swarms of sharks near Washington Market, crowded Coney Island, and crowded trains. It praises night medical care for the poor, criticizes civic leadership, and recounts shipping woes, dog fights, and rate-cutting rail conflicts while musing on emigration and a humane society to aid the displaced.

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Band concert draws crowds. two drivers fined

On Thursday evening the B. C. Band played on the Common. Citizens gathered for the music. Mr Star L. Booth and Mr John Fish were complained of for fast driving on a public street. They admitted fault and paid the fine and costs.

B. C Star L. Booth John Fish Warren

Bristol Farm Visit Reveals Howe’s Ferrycliffe Splendor

A Northern visitor recounts a July trip to Ferrycliffe Farm at Mount Hope and Bristol Harbor owned by Dr. H. M. Howe. The piece highlights three encompassed farms, Jersey cattle, Percheron stock, sugar beets, corn and potatoes, and the idyllic waterside setting. It lauds Howe's hospitality and calls the farm an ideal, refined exemplar of modern country living.

Pansett Bay Bristol Great Britain Benjamin Church Philip Griswold Eastburn Massachusetts John Bristed Charles ,Astor Bristed James DeWolf Tyng Cheverus William Bradford Washington Mount Hope Boston and Providence Providence Providence and Bristol Ind Providence River Narragansett Bay Roger Williams Bristol Harbor King Philip Ferrycliffe Mt. Hope Bay H. M. Howe Philadelphia Jersey Howe Howe Jhag Gésson Barry Rosa St. Patrick Dye Bishop Howe Pennsylvania Dr. Howe Ferrycliffe Farm William Palmer New Jersey State National Guard Mossy Creek East Tennessee Garfield David Kennedy U. S. General Hospital West Philadelphia Capt. Palmer Kennedy Capt Palmer Rondout Aulain

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